What We Learned In The New Economy

"The Internet seems to work best alongside existing systems rather than, as the dotcommers believed, undercutting them entirely. That's the rationale for Connection to eBay, a new Web-based company that sets up a virtual storefront for larger companies that want to get rid of excess inventory on the auction site. Here, the Internet is not the sole distribution system but rather an alternative to liquidators and others. 'I've never seen a business that can use one channel,' says CEO Robin Abrams. 'This is absolutely complementary.' Now there's an absolutist statement."